1A dramatic rescue took place in Christchurch today following the partial collapse of a crane on a 20-storey building, which left a worker trapped.

2Police are investigating a serious bungy jumping accident in Auckland today. Pressure is coming on the Government to apply regulations to the adventure sport.

3Opposition leader Jim Bolger has accused National MP Winston Peters of trying to manipulate the new United States Ambassador to New Zealand Della Newman for a publicity stunt.

4The National Party's senior researcher Michael Laws has resigned from his position in order to chase the party's Hawkes Bay nomination.

5Britain's long serving Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson has resigned after British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rejected his ultimatum to sack her financial advisor. He has been replaced by Foreign Secretary John Major.

6Milk may have to be dumped on farms next Monday after dairy workers' pay talks broke down today.

7The after-effects of the ports dispute are still being felt across the country, especially in Auckland where trucks have had to queue for up to seven hours to have their loads removed at the container terminal.

8Flying officer Graham Carter, killed in a Skyhawk accident on Tuesday, has been farewelled at Ohakea Airbase.

9Fireworks go on sale this week, and the Labour Department has already banned eleven dangerous brands from overseas.

10A one-year old baby and his father have been shot dead by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in West Germany.

11Fifty-four people have been killed in a China Airlines Boeing airliner crash in Taiwan.

12The survival chances of the rare New Zealand Kokako could be improving, thanks to a trick borrowed from the Secret Service.